Gianni Capitanio

Emily & Amy's 12 hour swim

Fundraising for Deafblind UK
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12 hour swim, 7 May 2017
Participants: Amy Cheatham-Hayes
Deafblind UK

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We give crucial support to deafblind people to improve independence & reduce isolation

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Amy and I are taking it in turns to swim one mile (64 lengths of a 25m pool), on the hour, every hour, for... 12 hours!  And to make it more interesting, we're doing it in a lake where it will be very cold and very dark... 

Starting at 8pm, and swimming through the night until 8am, this is quite a unique endurance challenge, which we are doing to support the amazing Amy with her Channel Swim training.

The weather isn't great, with water temperatures currently back into single figures, and air temperatures likely to be in single figures as well.  Getting warm and staying warm between swims will be our biggest challenge.

Loads of you have asked to sponsor the attempt, so here you go, please give generously!

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About the charity

Deafblind UK

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Deafblindness is one of the most challenging disabilities that a person can endure, and is described as ‘the loneliest condition in the world’. Deafblind UK provide human support, together with specially adaptive equipment, helping deafblind people achieve their full potential, whatever that may be.

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£513.81
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